Linksys WRT54GL Antennas

MN12BIRD · Dec 3, 2009

Hey I have a WRT54GL Router with the dual antennas but want to get bigger directional ones for it. The problem is I'm not sure what the antenna type is on this router. It doesn't say anywhere on the linksys website (I even read all the PDF files) nor does it say in the specs on newegg! I don't understand why Linksys keeps this such a secret! Most other routers tell you in the specs don't they? It's like they don't want you changing the antennas!

I'm not familiar with this type of connector but I can say it's not the usual RP-SMA or Type N that I am used to.

If anyone knows what they are that would be great!

RejZoR · Dec 3, 2009

Do you really need such long range? Because with Tomato firmware on it, you can boost antennas power over 100mW. It's not legal to go past 100mW in EU, but who really cares right?
This should boost the range significantly. Try this first and if it doesn't work, try with bigger antennas.

MN12BIRD · Dec 3, 2009

Yeah truthfully it's not for me it's for a customer of mine. I sold him the router and now he wants antennas for it. Go figure. I did tell him about Tomato firmware but he didn't want to get into that kind of thing for whatever reason. He also has a TP-Link router with their outdoor antenna for it so I guess he's looking for something similar. I think he has a farmhouse with a barn in the back a few hundred feet away so I can imagine what he is trying to do.

newtekie1 · Dec 3, 2009

It uses an RP-TNC connector. Kind of hard to find antenna's for it, at least it was for me. I ended up just getting an RP-TNC to RP-SMA adaptor.

MN12BIRD · Dec 3, 2009

Awesome! The TP-Link antennas he has are already RP-SMA so I'll look out for the same adapter you have. Thanks for the info.

newtekie1 · Dec 4, 2009

MN12BIRD said:
Awesome! The TP-Link antennas he has are already RP-SMA so I'll look out for the same adapter you have. Thanks for the info.

http://www.echotechwireless.com/AD_RSMAF_RTNCM_p/ad-rsmaf-rtncm.htm

That is where I got the adaptor for mine, it was the cheapest at the time, not sure if it still is. :toast:

Beertintedgoggles · Dec 4, 2009

newtekie1 said:
http://www.echotechwireless.com/AD_RSMAF_RTNCM_p/ad-rsmaf-rtncm.htm

That is where I got the adaptor for mine, it was the cheapest at the time, not sure if it still is.

http://www.suntekstore.com/RP-SMA-Female-to-RP-TNC-Male-Wireless-WiFi-RF-Adapter.html

A bit cheaper there.

System Name	AMD Black Dragon
Processor	AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition
Motherboard	Gigabyte MA790X-UD4P
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
Memory	4GB OCZ PC2-6400 Platinum (2x2GB)
Video Card(s)	ATi Radeon HD4870 512MB GDDR5 w AC Twin Turbo
Storage	Crucial C300 64GB SSD, 500GB and 2TB Drives
Display(s)	Samsung 2494hm, Dell (Samsung?) 1907FP
Case	Lancool (Lian-Li on a budget) K7
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Realtek ALC889A, M-Audio Fast Tracks
Power Supply	OCZ Mod-X-Stream Pro 600W
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium x64, XP Pro

System Name	AMD Black Dragon
Processor	AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition
Motherboard	Gigabyte MA790X-UD4P
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
Memory	4GB OCZ PC2-6400 Platinum (2x2GB)
Video Card(s)	ATi Radeon HD4870 512MB GDDR5 w AC Twin Turbo
Storage	Crucial C300 64GB SSD, 500GB and 2TB Drives
Display(s)	Samsung 2494hm, Dell (Samsung?) 1907FP
Case	Lancool (Lian-Li on a budget) K7
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Realtek ALC889A, M-Audio Fast Tracks
Power Supply	OCZ Mod-X-Stream Pro 600W
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium x64, XP Pro

Processor	Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard	AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling	Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory	32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super
Storage	500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s)	Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	AMD Black Dragon
Processor	AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition
Motherboard	Gigabyte MA790X-UD4P
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
Memory	4GB OCZ PC2-6400 Platinum (2x2GB)
Video Card(s)	ATi Radeon HD4870 512MB GDDR5 w AC Twin Turbo
Storage	Crucial C300 64GB SSD, 500GB and 2TB Drives
Display(s)	Samsung 2494hm, Dell (Samsung?) 1907FP
Case	Lancool (Lian-Li on a budget) K7
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Realtek ALC889A, M-Audio Fast Tracks
Power Supply	OCZ Mod-X-Stream Pro 600W
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium x64, XP Pro

Processor	Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard	AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling	Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory	32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super
Storage	500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s)	Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

Linksys WRT54GL Antennas

MN12BIRD

RejZoR

MN12BIRD

newtekie1

Semi-Retired Folder

MN12BIRD

newtekie1

Semi-Retired Folder

Beertintedgoggles

Processor	2500K @ 4.5GHz 1.28V
Motherboard	ASUS P8P67 Deluxe
Cooling	Corsair A70
Memory	8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600 9-9-9-24 1T
Video Card(s)	eVGA GTX 470
Storage	Crucial m4 128GB + Seagate RAID 1 (1TB x 2)
Display(s)	Dell 22" 1680x1050 nothing special
Case	Antec 300
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	PC Power & Cooling 750W
Software	Windows 7 64bit Pro